Chouest orders HD Hyundai Robotics welding systems for four yards

HD Hyundai Robotics systems will be deployed at four Chouest shipyards. [Photo: Chouest]

HD Hyundai Robotics reports that it has secured an order for its ArcLift GO robotic welding solution that will see it supply robotic welding systems for three Chouest Group shipyards in North America and one shipyard in Brazil.

ArcLift GO is a robotic welding solution designed to deliver uniform and stable weld quality, significantly reducing dependence on skilled welders. Based on HD Hyundai’s extensive process know-how accumulated through years of shipbuilding experience, the solution adopts a plug and play concept supported by intuitive operating software, enabling flexible responses to diverse geometries and working environments.

As a result, says the company, even operators with limited robotic experience can simultaneously operate two to three robots, allowing stable production systems to be established even under uncertain labor supply conditions.

This order marks HD Hyundai Robotics’ first robotic solution project for the U.S. shipbuilding industry and the company considers it a starting point for expanding its business across the broader North American shipbuilding market. It notes that, by applying robotic solutions to actual production processes at U.S. shipyards, it has secured a valuable reference demonstrating its technological capabilities within the U.S. shipbuilding supply chain.

HD Hyundai Robotics says that, buildingon this order it plans to further strengthen its collaboration with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, whuch is also reviewing cooperation opportunities in the United States, including joint construction of commercial vessels, in addition to robotic solutions collaboration. In the mid- to long-term, the company plans to advance cooperation models that integrate shipbuilding technologies with automation and robotics, thereby gradually expanding the scope of Korea–U.S. shipbuilding industry cooperation.